The river would soon ______ if it continued drought.

As you ______ new words in context, it is a very good method for you to guess their meanings.

   A. come about      B. come across     C. come out      D. come up

Mary comes downstairs to ______ a customer complaining about the poor service.

   A. hear          B. overhear          C. see           D. watch

You might not know it, but there is something wonderful at your fingertips. You can make people happier, healthier and more hard-working just by touching their arms or holding their hands.

    Doctors say that body contact(接触) is a kind of medicine that can work wonders. When people are touched, the quantity of hemoglobin (血红蛋白) -- a type of matter that produces the red color in blood increases greatly. This results in more oxygen (氧气) reaching every part of the body and the whole body benefits. In experiments, bottle-fed baby monkeys were separated from their mothers for the first ten days of life. They became sad and negative. Studies showed the monkeys were more probable to become ill than other babies that were allowed to stay with their mothers.

    Human babies react (反应) in much the same way. Some years ago, a scientist noticed that some well-fed babies in a clean nursery (托儿所) became weak. Yet babies in another nursery were growing healthily, even though they ate less well and were not kept as clean. The reason, he concluded, was that they often had touches from nurses.

    Experiments show that most people like being touched. And nearly all doctors believe touch helps to reduce patients' fear of treatment. Of course there is time when a touch is not welcome. But even if we don’t like being touched, a smile can make us feel better. Smiling increases blood flow and starts the production of “happy brain” chemicals.

    So let’s have a big smile and don’t forget to keep in touch.

44. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Everyone knows that body contact can make people happier.

B. People may work harder because of body contact.

C. Your fingertips can do something wonderful.

D. People may not understand the importance of touching.

45. According to the passage, ______.

A. human brains need oxygen and blood supply now and then

B. touches from doctors and nurses have nothing to do with treatment

C. new-born baby monkeys should stay away from their mothers

D. not all the people like being touched

46. The word “benefits” in the second paragraph probably means ______.

A. to be useful or helpful             B. to get something useful or helpful

C. to be ill                                  D. to be hurt

47. The best title for the passage might be ______.

A. Why People Touch                B. Smile and Touch

C. Wonders of Touch                D. Touch or Not

Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames (绰号). Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag, Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence (影响) on the world of music.

    Born in 1901 in New Orleans, be grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said,” Jazz and I grew up together. ”

 Armstrong showed a great talent (天赋) for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短号) at a boy’s home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.

     In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever be went Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.

 His cornet playing had a deep humanity (仁爱) and warmth that caused many listeners to say, “Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over. ”He was the father of the jazz style(风格) and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world. His death, on July 6, 1971, was headline news around the world.

40. Armstrong was called Pops because he         .       

A. looked like a musician   B. was a musician of much influence

C. showed an interest in music  D. traveled to play modern music

41. The third paragraph is developed           .        

A. by space    B. by examples  C. by time  D. by comparison

42. Which statement about Armstrong is true?        

A. His tale begins in New Orleans.  

B. He was born before jazz was invented.

C. His music was popular with his listeners.

D. He learned popular music at a boy’s home.

43. Which would be the best title for the text?       

A. The Invention of the Jazz Music B. The Father of the Jazz Style

C. The Making of a Musician         D. The Spread of Popular Music

New comers to the United States are often 16 by the schools. American schools 17 seem so different from schools they know in 18 parts of the world. American education is based on the 19 that children 20 to learn to think 21 themselves. The school should be the 22 where they learn to do this.  23  ,children learn the "three R's"(Reading, Writing and Arithmetic), history and government(often called Social Studies) and many other  24  . They also learn  25  be independent(独立的), how to make their own judgment(判断), and how to develop their own  26  and interests. The American teacher does not 27 the children in her class to sit 28 hands folded quietly and to say 29. She wants them to listen attentively, to ask questions. She knows that 30 children learn from books is 31 . She also knows that, it is necessary for them to know how to use this 32 for their 33 and development. During Open School Week, parents have a 34 to see how American education 35.

--I _____to go for a walk.

--But I_____ going shopping.

A. would like; feel like    B. feel like; feel like

C. feel like; would like    D would like; would like

They had a wonderful holiday, ____________bad weather.

A. because of   B. due to   C. in spite of  D.  despite of

He lost his way in the forest, but he managed to get through it ______.

A. completely  B. eventually  C. quickly   D. automatically

After living there for one year, they have ________there.

A. accustomed to working           B. accustomed to work

C. been accustomed to working   D. been accustomed to work